Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

PIP helps support you for costs which may be caused by
disability or illnesses.

PIP
is only for people aged 16 to 64. If you are:

65
or older and were born before 8 April 1948, PIP is not the benefit that you
will claim to help with extra costs. If you are claiming help for the first
time, it will be Attendance Allowance. If you are 65 or over.

Incapacity
Benefit

Incapacity Benefit is paid to
people who are unable to work and have paid enough National Insurance
Contributions. It was replaced by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and
since 31 January 2011 no new Incapacity Benefit claims have been accepted. You
should claim Employment and Support Allowance instead.

If you couldn’t work because of
illness or disability before 31 January 2011, you may still be receiving
Incapacity Benefit.
Income from Incapacity Benefit is included as income when means-tested benefits
and tax credits are calculated. You should enter the amount of Incapacity
Benefit you receive so that we can work out your means-tested entitlements.

To find out more about eligibility and the application process, please visit:

www.gov.uk/incapacity-benefit

Carer`s Allowance

Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who are giving regular and
substantial care to disabled people in their own homes. Carer’s Allowance is a
taxable benefit and forms part of your taxable income.

www.gov.uk/carers-allowance-unit

State pension

The State Pension is intended to ensure that
everyone has a foundation for their retirement income to support them in their
old age. State Pensions are funded from National Insurance (NI) contributions.
What you`ll receive doesn’t directly depend on how much you have
earned but on your own NI record. For those who enter the National
Insurance system on or after 6 April 2016, in order to get the full State
Pension you currently need to have 35 years’ worth of qualifying NI
contributions or credits when you reach State Pension Age (SPA). For
those who have an NI record before 6 April 2016, there are transitional
arrangements.